A heartbroken mum has made an emotional appeal for information two years after her son was killed by masked gunmen outside his Balham home.
The independent charity Crimestoppers is offering £20,000 for information leading to the arrest or conviction of anyone linked to the killing of Matthias Poleon, in Balham.
The 27-year-old was shot in the chest, outside his home, in Bedford Hill, on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Two masked men then fled the scene in a car toward Balham town centre.
Police were called to the scene at 10.50pm and Matthias was rushed to hospital. He was pronounced dead at 11.36pm.
Following his death, the police launched an “extensive investigation”, later arresting two people, but nobody has ever faced justice for the killing.
Marking the second anniversary of Matthias’s death, his mum Vina said: “Matthias’s death has left me wishing for death most days.
“I miss my beautiful son daily. I miss his quirky sense of humour, his phone calls, his I love you mum.
“All I’ve got is his videos and his voice notes and there’s some days when I can’t bear to even watch that.”
She added: “Why did you have to kill my boy? You could have just hurt him, you didn’t have to kill him. Do you realise you killed me?
“If you have any information please get in touch with the police or Crimestoppers and bring the killer/killers of my beautiful son to justice. I miss my son every day.”
A Crimestoppers spokesperson said there were “a number of people” in the area at the time of Matthias’ killing who could have vital information.
Alexa Loukas, London regional manager at Crimestoppers, added: “Our charity knows, only too well, that fear can be a massive barrier to people coming forward.
“We’re not the police, we’re independent and we guarantee you’ll stay completely anonymous. That means we never ask for your personal details – just tell us what you know.”
Information passed directly to police will not qualify for a reward. Only information passed to Crimestoppers using our untraceable anonymous online form or via our 0800 555 111 freephone number will qualify.
– Call the incident room on 0208 785 8244 or call 101/ tweet @MetCC quoting 8915/17June.
– If you prefer not to talk to the police, you can stay completely anonymous by contacting independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.
